PEPFAR's annual planning process is done either at the country (COP) or regional level (ROP).
PEPFAR's programs are implemented through implementing partners who apply for funding based on PEPFAR's published Requests for Applications.
Since 2010, PEPFAR COPs have grouped implementing partners according to an organizational type. We have retroactively applied these classifications to earlier years in the database as well.
Also called "Strategic Areas", these are general areas of HIV programming. Each program area has several corresponding budget codes.
Specific areas of HIV programming. Budget Codes are the lowest level of spending data available.
Expenditure Program Areas track general areas of PEPFAR expenditure.
Expenditure Sub-Program Areas track more specific PEPFAR expenditures.
Object classes provide highly specific ways that implementing partners are spending PEPFAR funds on programming.
Cross-cutting attributions are areas of PEPFAR programming that contribute across several program areas. They contain limited indicative information related to aspects such as human resources, health infrastructure, or key populations programming. However, they represent only a small proportion of the total funds that PEPFAR allocates through the COP process. Additionally, they have changed significantly over the years. As such, analysis and interpretation of these data should be approached carefully. Learn more
Beneficiary Expenditure data identify how PEPFAR programming is targeted at reaching different populations.
Sub-Beneficiary Expenditure data highlight more specific populations targeted for HIV prevention and treatment interventions.
PEPFAR sets targets using the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) System - documentation for which can be found on PEPFAR's website at https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. As with most data on this website, the targets here have been extracted from the COP documents. Targets are for the fiscal year following each COP year, such that selecting 2016 will access targets for FY2017. This feature is currently experimental and should be used for exploratory purposes only at present.
Years of mechanism: 2008 2009
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
BACKGROUND: The following is added to this section: In FY 2009 Peace Corps will contract with
individuals and organizations specializing in training and conducting outreach in Abstinence and Being
Faithful (AB) activities. Priority will be given to contracting with those individuals and organizations that have
already received PEPFAR capacity development support. This will (a) strengthen and build upon previous
PEPFAR investment and (b) provide training and outreach in the communities where Peach Corps
Volunteers (PCV) live and work, allowing the PCVs to provide follow-up and document results.
Modifications to ACTIVITY 1: In FY 2009, approximately 80 PCVs and 80 counterparts will receive training
in HIV prevention. In addition to using the Peace Corps Life Skills Manual, PCVs and counterparts will be
trained to address male norms and behaviors and gender equality based on the EngenderHealth program,
Men as Partners.
Modifications to ACTIVITY 2: Approximately 80 PCVs and 80 counterparts will attend Peace Corps Project
Design and management training.
ACTIVITY 3: The COP 2008 ACTIVITY 3 has been deleted and replaced with the following activity.
Approximately 80 PCVs and 80 counterparts will attend Grant Proposal Writing, and Monitoring and
Evaluation training to enable them to prepare Volunteer Activity Support and Training (VAST) proposals for
PEPFAR and Small Grant proposals for the U.S. Embassy. The training will also support the development
and use of appropriate monitoring, reporting and evaluation tools with their host schools and civil society
organizations. This training will take place in the context of the AB prevention training and will find
application across all program areas.
ACTIVITY 5 in COP 2008 is now ACTIVITY 4 in COP 2009. The following changes have been made: (1)
Approximately 80 PCVs and 80 counterparts will deliver life skills sessions in schools and communities,
using and developing peer educators in the process; and (2) 4,000 individuals will be reached through
community outreach that promotes HIV prevention; 250 peer educators and other service providers will be
trained to promote HIV prevention.
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SUMMARY: Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) work in civil society organizations (CSOs) that focus on HIV
and AIDS relief under the Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP) and in the education system at
the primary school and district levels under the Schools and Community Resources Project (SCRP). All
CHOP and SCRP PCVs will be encouraged to work with both in-school and out-of-school youth in delivering
Abstinence/Be Faithful (AB) messages through life skills and peer education sessions delivered in
classrooms or in association with extracurricular school activities and through community events organized
by youth and adult volunteers. Activities in this program area aim to encourage positive life styles and health
-seeking behaviors among youth and to help them develop positive gender norms and expectations. SCRP
PCVs will specialize in training teachers and mobilizing in-school youth while CHOP PCVs will focus more
on training out-of-school peer educators, community citizen volunteers, and CSO employees and mobilizing
traditional, business and religious leaders in supporting community- and school-based prevention activities.
CHOP and SCRP PCVs and their counterparts will be encouraged to work together in designing and
delivering comprehensive HIV prevention training and outreach programs in their rural communities.
Prevention training and outreach activities will be conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West,
Northern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces. BACKGROUND: To date, the program in South Africa has
relied primarily on PEPFAR-funded PCVs assigned to the (previous) NGO Capacity Building Project.
Although the FY 2007 program still utilizes PEPFAR-funded PCVs, the Schools and Community Resources
Project (SCRP) and the (now) Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP) were significantly revised in
FY 2007 so that all CHOP and SCRP PCVs and their counterparts can be involved in prevention AB
activities. In FY 2008 the program will not place PEPFAR-funded PCVs and instead use PEPFAR funds to
enable all PCVs to train service providers in HIV prevention and to conduct HIV prevention outreach to
various youth groups. ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:ACTIVITY 1: HIV Prevention TrainingIn FY
2008, approximately 100 PCVs (key legislative issue) and 100 counterparts will receive training in HIV and
AIDS prevention (key legislative issue), using the Peace Corps' Life Skills Manual (an internationally
recognized best practice model) and other peer education materials. The peer education and life skills
training will focus on building skills among youth in communication, decision-making, thinking, managing
emotions, assertiveness, self-esteem building, resisting peer pressure and building relationships. ACTIVITY
2: Project Design and Management TrainingApproximately 100 PCVs and 100 counterparts will attend
Peace Corps' Project Design and Management training to develop skills in participatory development and
implementation of HIV and AIDS activities with target groups. This training will take place in the context of
the AB prevention training and will find application across all program areas. ACTIVITY 3: Organizational
Capacity Building TrainingApproximately 60 CHOP PCVs and 60 CHOP counterparts will attend
Organizational Capacity Building training to enable them to develop or strengthen policies, systems and
practices that will enable CSOs to deliver quality and sustainable HIV and AIDS programs. This training will
take place in the context of the AB prevention training and will find application across all program
areas.ACTIVITY 4: Grant Proposal Writing and Monitoring and Evaluation TrainingApproximately 100 PCVs
and 100 counterparts will attend Grant Proposal Writing and Monitoring and Evaluation training to enable
them to prepare Peace Corps PEPFAR Volunteer Activity Support and Training (VAST) proposals and U.S.
Embassy PEPFAR Small Grant proposals. The training will also support the development and use of
appropriate monitoring, reporting and evaluation tools with their host schools and CSOs. This training will
take place in the context of the AB prevention training and will find application across all program areas.
ACTIVITY 5: Delivery of Life Skills SessionsApproximately 100 PCVs and 100 counterparts will deliver life
skills sessions in schools and communities, using and developing peer educators in the process. Teachers
in the schools and supportive adults and business, traditional and religious leaders in the communities also
will be used to champion HIV and AIDS activities. Male behaviors and gender equity (key legislative issue),
reducing violence and coercion and stigma/discrimination are directly addressed in the prevention
activities. PCVs work with counterparts in the schools and communities to ensure that, on completion of
their service, their initiatives continue with school and community support. 3000 individuals will be reached
Activity Narrative: through community outreach that promotes HIV prevention and 120 peer educators and other service
providers will be trained to promote HIV prevention.Both CHOP and SCRP PCVs contribute to the US
Mission's country emphasis on prevention by uniquely providing American citizen assistance in rural
communities. Their activities are also closely aligned to the South African government strategies in each of
the provinces in which PCVs work.
New/Continuing Activity: New Activity
Continuing Activity:
Emphasis Areas
Gender
* Addressing male norms and behaviors
* Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS programs
* Reducing violence and coercion
Human Capacity Development
Public Health Evaluation
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery
Food and Nutrition: Commodities
Economic Strengthening
Education
Water
Table 3.3.02:
In FY 2009, Peace Corps will contract with individuals and organizations with specialization in delivering
training and conducting outreach in activities with people living with HIV (PLHIV). Priority will be given to
contracting with those individuals and organizations that have already received PEPFAR-capacity
development support. This will (a) strengthened and build upon previous PEPFAR investment and (b)
provide training and outreach in the communities where Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) live and work,
allowing the PCVs to provide follow-up and document results.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS: In FY 2009 20 Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP)
PCVs and their counterparts will devote 50% of their time to training PLHIV caregivers, CSO employees,
and home-based care (HBC) volunteer workers in ways of addressing the needs of PLHIV and addressing
stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence (key legislative issue). While these PCVs and their
counterparts will still be engaged in organizational capacity building assistance, they will be encouraged to
become more actively involved in the above issues. In FY 2008 the program did not place PEPFAR-funded
PCVs, but instead will rely on the use of PEPFAR-funded staff to train and engage all CHOP PCVs in
palliative care and stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence reduction.
ACTIVITY 1: In FY 2009, approximately 30 PCVs and 30 counterparts will receive training in meeting the
physical and psychosocial needs of those living with HIV and AIDS, using internationally and locally
produced materials. The training will provide skills and knowledge in counseling (e.g. dealing with self-
stigma on the part of PLHIV and the negative attitudes of others), physical care (e.g., helping PLHIV in
bathing, eating, dressing, using the toilet), household assistance (e.g. cleaning, cooking, shopping, running
errands, gardening) and legal and financial assistance (e.g. government health grants).
ACTIVITY 2: Approximately 30 PCVs and 30 counterparts will receive training in addressing stigma,
discrimination and some aspects of gender-based violence, using internationally and locally produced
materials. The training will focus on combating social and self-discrimination, and physical violence directed
against PLHIV, particularly HIV-infected women, psychological intimidation (e.g. threats to harm a woman's
children, destruction of favorite clothes or photographs, repeated insults meant to demean and erode self-
esteem, forced isolation from friends and relatives, etc.
ACTIVITY 3: Approximately 30 PCVs and 30 counterparts will train 100 CSO employees, HBC volunteer
workers and PLHIV caregivers in topics addressed in Activity 1 and Activity 2. This will result in improved
palliative care provided to 500 individuals and in the strengthening of 12 HBHC service outlets.
The CHOP PCVs will primarily contribute to this program area by uniquely providing American citizen
assistance in rural communities. Their activities are also closely aligned to the South African government
strategies in each of the provinces in which PCVs work.
NOTE: PCVs involved in this program area are part of the population of PCVs who are required to
participate in Activities 2 and 4 described under the prevention program area. CHOP PCVs in this program
area are part of the population of PCVs who may participate in Activity 3 described under the prevention
program area.
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SUMMARY:
Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), who work in civil society organizations (CSOs) that focus on home-based
care and that address stigma and discrimination against those with HIV and AIDS, are assigned to the
Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP). PEPFAR funds will be used to train these CHOP PCVs
and their counterparts in (a) organizational capacity building-that is the strengthening of organizational and
human capacity (b) PLHIV caregiver support-that is enabling them to meet the physical and psychosocial
needs of those living with HIV and AIDS and (c) empowering CSO employees and HBC volunteer workers
to address stigma, discrimination, and gender-based violence. CSO employees and HBC volunteer
workers, who work with PLHIV caregivers, are the primary target populations for the PCVs and their
counterparts. PCVs and their counterparts may also provide direct outreach to caregivers of PLHIV. PCVs
will be primarily placed in the rural areas of North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal
provinces. Funds requested in FY 2008 will cover the costs of training of PCVs and their counterparts and,
through the VAST mechanism, the training of CSO employees, HBC volunteer workers and PLHIV
caregivers.
BACKGROUND:
To date, the program in South Africa has relied primarily on PEPFAR-funded PCVs assigned to the
(previous) NGO Capacity Building Project. Although the FY 2007 program still utilizes PEPFAR-funded
PCVs, beginning in FY 2008 there will be no PEPFAR-funded PCVs and instead PCVs and their
counterparts assigned to the (now) Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP) will be encouraged to
be involved in training and outreach activities that will enable PLHIV caregivers, HBC volunteers and CSO
employees to meet the needs of PLHIV and to address HIV and AIDS stigma, discrimination and gender-
based violence.
ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:
In FY 2008 40 CHOP PCVs and their counterparts will devote more than 50% of their time to training PLHIV
caregivers, CVO employees, and HBC volunteer workers in ways of addressing the needs of PLHIV and
addressing stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence. While these PCVs and their counterparts will
still be engaged in organizational capacity building assistance, they will be encouraged to become more
actively involved in the above issues. In FY 2008 the program will not place PEPFAR-funded PCVs and
Activity Narrative: instead will rely on the use of PEPFAR-funded staff to train and engage all CHOP PCVs in palliative care
and stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence reduction.
ACTIVITY 1:
In FY 2008, approximately 40 PCVs and 40 counterparts will receive training in meeting the physical and
psychosocial needs of those living with HIV and AIDS, using internationally and locally produced materials.
The training will provide skills and knowledge in counseling (e.g. dealing with self-stigma on the part of
PLHIV and the negative attitudes of others), physical care (e.g., helping PLHIV in bathing, eating, dressing,
using the toilet), household assistance (e.g. cleaning, cooking, shopping, running errands, gardening) and
legal and financial assistance (e.g. government health grants).
ACTIVITY 2:
Approximately 40 PCVs and 40 counterparts will receive training in addressing stigma, discrimination and
gender-based violence, using internationally and locally produced materials. The training will focus on
combating physical violence directed against PLHIV, particularly HIV-infected women, (e.g. punching,
kicking), psychological intimidation (e.g. threats to harm a woman's children, destruction of favorite clothes
or photographs, repeated insults meant to demean and erode self-esteem, forced isolation from friends and
relatives, threats of physical abuse), and financial punishment (relatives taking away property after the
death of a husband, a husband limiting or forbidding access to his income).
ACTIVITY 3:
Approximately 40 PCVs and 40 counterparts will train 100 CSO employees, HBC volunteer workers and
PLHIV caregivers in topics addressed in Activity 1 and Activity 2 above, using the PEPFAR VAST
mechanism to fund the training. Their activities are also closely aligned to the South African government
strategies in each of the provinces in which PCVs work. NOTE: PCVs involved in this program area are part
of the population of PCVs who are required to participate in Activities 2 and 4 described under the
prevention program area. CHOP PCVs in this program area are part of the population of PCVs who may
participate in Activity 3 described under the prevention program area.
These activities will contribute to the PEPFAR goal for reaching 10 million HIV-infected and affected
individuals with care through the provision of training and capacity building.
New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity
Continuing Activity: 13926
Continued Associated Activity Information
Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds
System ID System ID
13926 3106.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 6655 1071.08 $150,000
7501 3106.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 4445 1071.07 $313,800
3106 3106.06 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 2712 1071.06 $104,965
Table 3.3.08:
Under BACKGROUND, added: In FY 2009 Peace Corps will contract with individuals and organizations with
specialization in delivering training and conducting outreach in OVC activities. Priority will be given to
contracting with those individuals and organizations that have already received PEPFAR capacity
development support. This will (a) strengthen and build upon previous PEPFAR investment and (b) provide
training and outreach in the communities where Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) live and work, allowing the
Volunteers to provide follow-up and document results.
Changes in ACTIVITY 1: In FY 2009, approximately 30 PCVs and 30 counterparts will receive training in
meeting the physical and psychosocial needs of OVC, using internationally and locally produced materials.
Changes in ACTIVITY 2: Approximately 30 PCVs and 30 counterparts will train 50 service providers (e.g.
teachers, OVC peer educators, CSO employees, HBC volunteer workers and OVC caretakers) in topics
addressed in Activity 1. This will result in improved care provided to 3,000 OVC. PCVs and counterparts will
also directly provide outreach to OVC.
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Thirty Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP) Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and twenty Schools
and Community Resources Project (SCRP) PCVs will be involved in this program area. PEPFAR funds will
be used to train the CHOP PCVs and their counterparts in organizational capacity building-that is the
strengthening of organizational and human capacity. Both CHOP and SCRP PCVs will receive PEPFAR-
funded training in OVC caretaker support-that is enabling PCVs and their counterparts to develop the skills
and knowledge needed to meet the physical, psychosocial and financial needs of OVC and OVC
caretakers. Using the PEPFAR VAST mechanism, these PCVs and their counterparts will train OVC
caretakers, CSO employees and OVC volunteer workers. SCRP PCVs will specialize in training teachers
and OVC peer support groups in the schools while CHOP PCVs will focus more on the training CSO
counterparts and OVC volunteer works, and out-of-school OVC peer support groups and mobilizing
traditional, business and religious leaders in supporting community- and school-based OVC support
activities. CHOP and SCRP PCVs and their counterparts will be encouraged to work together in designing
and delivering comprehensive OVC and OVC caretaker training and outreach programs in their rural
communities. OVC training and outreach activities will be conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North
West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces.
PCVs, in FY 2008 there will be no PEPFAR-funded PCVs and instead all CHOP and SCRP PCVs will be
encouraged to be involved in training and outreach activities that will enable OVC caretakers, community
outreach volunteers and CSO employees to better meet the needs of OVC.
In FY 2008, approximately 50 PCVs and 50 counterparts will receive training in meeting the physical and
psychosocial needs of OVC, using internationally and locally produced materials. The training will provide
skills and knowledge in counseling (e.g. dealing with feelings of isolation , stigma and discrimination and the
negative attitudes of others, production of memory books/boxes), physical care (e.g. helping OVC and
caretakers establish trench and raised gardens, nutrition education, training in sewing clothes), and legal
and financial assistance (e.g. helping OVC and caretakers access South African Government social grants
e.g. child-support grants and care-dependency grants).
Approximately 50 PCV and 50 counterparts will train 50 teachers, OVC peer educators, CSO employees,
HBC volunteer workers and OVC caretakers in topics addressed in Activity 1, using the PEPFAR VAST
mechanism to fund the training. This will result in improved care provided to 3000 OVC. PCVs and
counterparts will also directly provide outreach to OVC. The CHOP and SCRP PCVs will contribute to this
program area of the U.S. Mission by uniquely providing American citizen assistance in rural communities.
Their activities are also closely aligned to the South African government strategies in each of the provinces
in which PCVs work.
Continuing Activity: 13927
13927 3107.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 6655 1071.08 $290,000
7502 3107.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 4445 1071.07 $317,400
3107 3107.06 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 2712 1071.06 $125,031
Table 3.3.13:
In FY 2009 Peace Corps will contract with individuals and organizations with specialization in delivering
training and conducting outreach in counseling and testing (CT) activities. Priority will be given to
development support. This will strengthen and build upon previous PEPFAR investment and provide
training and outreach in the communities where volunteers live and work, allowing them to provide follow-up
and document results.
In FY 2009 approximately 80 Peace Corps Volunteers and 80 counterparts will receive training in HIV/AIDS
prevention and will deliver life skills sessions in schools and the community, using and developing peer
educators in the process.
Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), who work in civil society organizations (CSOs) that focus on counseling
and testing services, are assigned to the Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Project (CHOP). PEPFAR funds
will be used to train these CHOP PCVs and their counterparts in (a) organizational capacity building, i.e.
strengthening organizational and human capacity; and (b) promoting counseling and testing, particularly
among youth. PCVs in this program area do not provide pre- and post-counseling service but are involved
mainly in local organization capacity development, helping their host CSOs improve their systems and
practices to motivate youth to use counseling and testing services. The primary target populations for these
interventions are CSO employees, community citizens, volunteers, and traditional, religious and business
leaders. PCVs will be placed in the rural areas of North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal
provinces. Funds requested in FY 2008 will cover the costs of training PCVs and their counterparts and,
through the Volunteer Activity Support and Training (VAST) mechanism, the training of CSO employees and
community volunteers involved in promoting counseling and testing.
(previous) non-governmental (NGO) capacity-building project. Although the FY 2007 program still utilizes
PEPFAR-funded PCVs, beginning in FY 2008 there will be no PEPFAR-funded PCVs and instead it is
anticipated that one to four CHOP PCVs will assist CSOs with a significant need to improve their CT
capacity in reaching out to youth.
As noted in the prevention program area, approximately 100 PCVs and 100 counterparts will receive
training in HIV prevention in FY 2008. They will deliver life skills sessions in schools and the community,
using and developing peer educators in the process. One to four CHOP PCVs will respond to their host
CSO wishes to strengthen their CT capacity. Through the PEPFAR VAST mechanism, these PCVs will be
able to pilot activities that will increase the number of youth who will avail themselves of counseling and
testing services. The CHOP PCVs will contribute to this program area by uniquely providing American
citizen assistance in rural communities. Their activities are also closely aligned to the South African
government strategies in each of the provinces in which PCVs work.
participate in Activities 2, 3, and 4 described in the Prevention program area.
Continuing Activity: 13928
13928 3798.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 6655 1071.08 $20,000
7504 3798.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 4445 1071.07 $14,200
3798 3798.06 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 2712 1071.06 $23,006
Table 3.3.14:
Additionally FY 2009 PEPFAR funding will support a Monitoring and Reporting Coordinator who is
responsible for coordinating the collection of HIV/AIDS data. This entails training Peace Corps Volunteers
(PCVs) in the use of a pilot Peace Corps Volunteer reporting Tool (VRT), which is a light-weight Excel
worksheet, and ensuring that the data and narrative information is complete and accurate. At times, s/he
may have to travel extensively, especially to assist Volunteers who do not have reliable Internet connection,
to collect data using this as an opportunity to produce photographic records of HIV/AIDS activities in which
Volunteers are involved. To support the M&R work in the field, a PEPFAR-funded driver is required.
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PEPFAR funding supports (a) a full-time Peace Corps HIV/AIDS Program Assistant, who facilitates the
HIV/AIDS training (b) a fulltime driver to support her in implementing the workshops that will be conducted
on a quarterly or tri-annual basis for the PCVs (N=~150) and their counterparts (N=~150) in the five
provinces where PCVs live and work and (c) by a fulltime PEPFAR/VAST Coordinator who will train PCVs
and their counterparts in project design and management and project proposal writing and will be
responsible for the initial screening of proposals, monitoring project implementation, reporting on project
results, and liaising with the Task Force.
Continuing Activity: 13929
13929 6367.08 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 6655 1071.08 $113,000
7506 6367.07 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 4445 1071.07 $28,700
6367 6367.06 Peace Corps US Peace Corps 2712 1071.06 $66,067
Table 3.3.19: